cp

Name

cp - copy files and directories

Synopsis

cp [options...] {source...} {dest}

Description

Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

-a, --archive	same as -dpR
-d	same as –no-dereference –preserve=link
-p	same as –preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps
-r	copy recursively, non-directories as files WARNING: use -R instead when you might copy special files like FIFOs or /dev/zero
-i, --interactive
	prompt before overwrite
-R, --recursive
	copy directories recursively